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W O Lance Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

663^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

W O Lance Elementary is a public elementary school in Lanett, Alabama, serving 551 students in grades PK-6 and part of the Lanett City School District.

W O Lance Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Alabama elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in Math ranged from just 4.11% (6th grade) to 20.51% (3rd grade), compared to the state average of 33.97% to 45.47%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.4% to 19.4% over the past few years, well above the state average. Additionally, a very high percentage of students (86.21% to 87.09%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Comparing W O Lance Elementary to nearby schools, such as Wacoochee Elementary, Northside School, and Huguley Elementary, these schools generally outperform W O Lance on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. These nearby schools also have lower rates of chronic absenteeism and a lower percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The challenges faced by W O Lance Elementary in providing a high-quality education to its students, particularly its most vulnerable populations, highlight the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes in the Lanett area.

564

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,031

Per pupil spending ?

64.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 S 8th Ave
Lanett, AL 36863

(334) 644-5915

District: Lanett City

Students who attend W O Lance Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lanett Junior High School
High:	Lanett Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.1%

Hispanic:

31.4%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (19% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Alabama avg50%

663^rd of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

126^th of 135Lanett City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	663 of 680	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	621 of 684	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	573 of 680	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	575 of 687	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	578 of 692	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	642 of 681	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	607 of 680	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	551 of 688	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	597 of 691	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	627 of 691	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.5	595 of 695	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	631 of 696	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.7	651 of 696	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.8	648 of 709	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.0	680 of 704	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	658 of 696	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.7	673 of 698	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.6	648 of 698	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	30.9	552 of 689	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.1	582 of 688	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.3	477 of 623	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	391 of 427	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	336 of 420	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	318 of 427	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	284 of 426	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	308 of 426	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	382 of 426	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	301 of 423	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.1	192 of 336	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	136 of 142	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	121 of 131	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	114 of 123	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	91 of 110	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	73 of 100	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	49 of 74	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	616 of 649	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	536 of 650	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	512 of 645	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	508 of 656	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	556 of 656	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	599 of 646	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	532 of 640	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.1	481 of 639	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	201 of 206	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	168 of 196	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	165 of 184	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	141 of 175	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	125 of 164	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	149 of 152	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	140 of 140	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	625 of 660	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	577 of 670	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	497 of 623	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	496 of 651	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	507 of 653	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	609 of 649	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	558 of 651	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	632 of 651	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	630 of 655	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	595 of 649	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	616 of 669	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	559 of 669	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	622 of 650	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	609 of 650	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	542 of 639	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	45 of 53	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	51 of 59	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	48 of 57	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	55 of 65	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	46 of 63	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	57 of 58	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	380 of 403	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	346 of 395	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	369 of 373	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	274 of 398	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.9	379 of 392	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	329 of 344	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	24.2	447 of 539	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2021)17th percentile~ school

Native American (2025)15th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English28%-35 vs state

Science15%-28 vs state

Mathematics11%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
W O Lance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S 8th Ave	Lanett	36863	Chambers County	Lanett City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 644-5915	564	35	16.1	64.7%	27 (4.8%)	339 (60.1%)	177 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	7.6	663^rd of 680 public elementary schools	2.5%		11.5	621^st of 684 public elementary schools	9.2%	42	20.5	12.0	9.2	4.1	14.7	37.0	27.1	23.6	22.4	$9,031	$1,278	$7,750
Bob HardingShawmut Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	3301 23rd Dr	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 710-2803	232	13	17.8	43.1%	87 (37.5%)	78 (33.6%)	54 (23.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)								(n/a)										$10,550	$1,603	$8,933
Huguley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3011 Phillips Rd	Lanett	36863	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 576-2572	383	22	17.4	52.7%	231 (60.3%)	112 (29.2%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	57.6	298^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.2%		64.2	228^th of 684 public elementary schools	66.7%	70	43.6	56.6	37.1		52.8	60.0	66.0	60.7		$8,700	$1,133	$7,554
Fairfax Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	502 Blvd	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 756-2966	689	35	19.6	58.2%	335 (48.6%)	230 (33.4%)	88 (12.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	33.5	457^th of 680 public elementary schools	32.8%		30.2	490^th of 684 public elementary schools	28.4%	33	30.8	25.0	28.1		31.8	58.5	53.5	59.0		$9,507	$1,748	$7,744
Beulah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4747 Lee Road 270	Valley	36854	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6021	696	45	15.4	59.2%	497 (71.4%)	98 (14.1%)	58 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	45.7	385^th of 680 public elementary schools	43.4%		35.8	458^th of 684 public elementary schools	33.0%	73	46.7	28.6	29.4	28.7	38.4	77.1	47.3	59.0	58.5	$8,119	$1,028	$7,075
Lafayette Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Ave A SE	Lafayette	36862	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 864-8274	311	18	17.2	76.8%	64 (20.6%)	229 (73.6%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22.4	525^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.8%		12	617^th of 684 public elementary schools	9.8%	92	31.0	8.5	4.4		24.1	61.0	32.2	62.2		$11,267	$2,574	$8,680
Wacoochee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	125 Lee Road 254	Salem	36874	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4072	574	36	15.9	42.9%	428 (74.6%)	70 (12.2%)	42 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	77.5	137^th of 680 public elementary schools	79.9%		70.4	187^th of 684 public elementary schools	72.7%	50	46.2	59.0	63.4	39.1	57.8	73.1	77.1	83.1	75.0	$8,808	$813	$7,979
Morris Avenue Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8 Morris Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9734	397	23	17.6	70.5%	138 (34.8%)	209 (52.6%)	29 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	41.8	411^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.6%		50.4	346^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.4%	65	38.7	33.3	26.7		28.7	57.5	59.3	71.0		$11,678	$2,234	$9,403
Jeter Primary School	Public	K-3	700 Jeter Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9723	435	27	15.8	64.6%	162 (37.2%)	202 (46.4%)	35 (8.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (6.7%)								(n/a)										$10,721	$1,733	$8,934
Northside School	Public	3-5	601 N 5th St	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9731	464	26	17.6	63.8%	175 (37.7%)	219 (47.2%)	54 (11.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	58.1	291^st of 680 public elementary schools	57.2%		64.2	229^th of 684 public elementary schools	66.5%	62	45.5	37.4	52.3		38.7	69.4	59.6	72.9		$10,139	$1,909	$8,170

Frequently Asked Questions about W O Lance Elementary

What is the racial makeup of W O Lance Elementary?

Students at W O Lance Elementary are 60% African American, 31% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend W O Lance Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 564 students attended W O Lance Elementary.

What district is W O Lance Elementary in?

Lanett City

What schools do graduates of W O Lance Elementary attend?

Students who attend W O Lance Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lanett Junior High School
High : Lanett Senior High School

Is W O Lance Elementary a good school?

W O Lance Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Alabama elementary schools.

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